What does "amiable" mean?
Amiable: Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
Additional senses
- 2.Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.
- 3.Done out of love. [Obs.] Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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